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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
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Jealousy of the Clam.

Fairmont will shortly be putting
on airs, forsooth, because her streets
are Illuminated by electric lights.
We will envy our neighbor, it is true,
but we console ourselves with the
reflection that we are not in the
same extremity. We can walk
about our streets in the dark with
out any danger of falling out of
town.-NEw DOMINION.
Or running against anybody else,
either But you'll have to NOW
down the grass and. weeds to keep
from tripping up on the deserted
streets.-Inder.
Our facetious neighbor intimates
Mat it will s.look down" on its neigh
bors when it gets its electric lights
IF it ever does get-them. 1t would
undoubtedly be safer to ''look down.
than to walk down the streets of the
Mountain CITY, for should it un-
dcrtalxe to walk down it might fall
and break it's little neck. Apropos
Of Fairmont's business boom-we
infer from the above she is enjoying
one--is the remark made by one Of
her leading citizens, a few evenings
ago, in reply to an inquiry concern
ing the business of the place. HI
remarked: II don't like to say so
but Fairmont is as dead as thu
devil
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

arose and dressed himself. He then
wrote three messages-one to Bev-
erly, one TO Wheeling and one to
Clarksburg-asking for troops at
once as he had positive information
that the enemy was moving on
Buckhannon.
He requested me to stop at the
telegraph Office, wake the operator,
and have him send the messages as
as soon as possible. He said that if
we did not get additional troops in
a couple of days the rebels would
take Buekhannon and perhaps burn
it; that the Rebel Queen would
take delight to see it burn. Had
the authorities who received the dis
patches sent by Capt. Hagans sent
troops at once it would have saved
me from writing the next chapter
describing the battle Of Buckhannon
But like many blunders committed
by our head officers during the war
they failed to send troops until
Witcher had captured Weston and
Buckhannon and had gotten beyond
reach with his booty.
Continued
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
Physicians Have Found Out

That a communicating and foreign
element in the blood, developed by
indigestion, is the cause of rheuma-
tism. This settles upon the sensi-
tive sub-cutaneous covering of the
muscles and ligaments of the joints,
causing constant and shifting pain,
and aggregating as a calcareos,
chalky deposit which produces stiff
ness and distortion of the joints.
No fact which experience has de
monstrated in regard to Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has stronger evil
denee to support than this, namely,
that this medicine of comprehensive
uses checks the formidable and
atrocious disease, nor is it less posi-
lively established that it is prefera.
BILE to the poisons often used to ar
rest it, since the medicine contains
only salutary ingredients. 1t is also
a signal remedy for malarial fevers,
constipation, dyspepsia, kidney and
bladder ailments, debility and other
disorders. See that you get the gen
uine.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Gen. Clinton b. Fisk, the we'll
known New Jersey prohibitionist,
was in st. Paul, Mimi, Thursday
and thus expressed his opinion to
an interviewer: at will be impossi-
BILE to defeat Grover Cleveland in
the next campaign, and it makes no
difference whom the republicans may
put up against him, be it Blaine or
Sherman. His administration has
been a most successful one in every
respect, and has Injured more to the
prosperity of the country than would
have been the case with Mr.. Blaine
in the White House. Naturally the
prohibitionists take a great deal of
credit to themselves for defeating
Blaine, and with the so-called mug
wumps they would take a pride in
repeating the experiment of 1884.
The prohibitionist and labor party
will doubtless unite ON a candidate
and go into the next Presidential
canvass with renewed confidence:
but, with all this against him, re-
peat that no candidate can beat the
incumbent of the White House, who
has taken such firm hold upon the
affections of the people that they
will have none other than himself
for their Chief Magistrate. Then
too, Mrs. Cleveland is going to be o.
incalculable benefit to her husband
for she is everywhere regarded as
typical American woman, and on
whom the country should delight tt
keep in the position of the first lad,
of the land"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
Give Them a Chance.

That is to to say, your lungs.
Also all your breathing machinery.
Very wonderful machinery it is.
Not only the larger air-passages, but
the thousand little tubes and cavi-
ties leading from them.
When these are clogged and chok-
ed with matter which ought not to
be there, your lungs cannot half do
their work. And what they do they
cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneu-
monia catarrh. consumption or any
of the family of throat and nose and
head and lung distractions, all are
bad. All ought to be got rid Of
There is just one sure way to get
rid Of them. That is to take Bos.
chee's German Syrup, which any
druggist will sell you at rs cents q
bottle. Even if everything else has
failed you, you may depend upon
this for certain.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
wannmaker ON Advertising.

John Wanamaker, the great Phila-
delphia merchant, recently spoke as
follows about advertising:
Il never in my life used such a
thing as a poster, or dodger, or hand
bill. My plan for fifteen years has
been to buy so much space in a
newspaper and fill it up with what
/ wanted. / would not give an adj
vertisement in newspaper of four
hundred circulation for 5000 dodgers
or posters. If | wanted to sell cheap
jewelry or run lottery scheme !
might use posters, but l would not
insult a decent reading public with
hand bills. The class of people who
read such things are poor material
to look to for support in mercantile
affairs. How do reach newspapers
do it in this manner: / never
deal with advertising agents. They
always get the profit the advertiser
should have. deal direct with the
publisher. / say to him How long
will you let me run a column of mat
ter through your paper for 500 OIL
$500 as the case may be. let hin
do the figuring, and if l think he il
not trying to gouge more than his
share l give him the copy. ! lay
aside the profits on particular lint
of goods for advertising purposes
The first year l laid aside $4,000
last year l laid aside and spent $40,
600. / have done better this yea
and shall increase that sum as TIN
profits warrant it. / owe my success
to the newspapers, land to them shal
freely give a certain profit of m.
yearly businesSs.n
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
THE COKE STRIKE OFF.
1t Cost Two Millions of Dollars and Ac.
c0mplished Nothing.

The coke strike is at last off. The
men have resumed work again and
are convinced that there is nothing
in strikes.
For eleven weeks and four days,
says the Connellsville Courier, the
fight went on, and now that it is
over the feeling between the men
and the operators is, if any thing,
more cordial than it ever was before.
The amount of money that has been
lost by the long idleness cannot be
accurately calculated, but it runs
away up into the millions of dollars.
The money collected by the strikers
and expended for provisions and
other necessary expenses amounts
to quite snug fortune in itself, yet
had the strikers been working it
would only have taken them two
days to earn all that was expended.
The Amalgamated Association ex-
pended between $4,000 and $4,000
for provisions and distributed 81, 1000
in cash. The Knights of Labor
spent almost as much. Four-fifths
of the men in the region had money
of their own at the beginning of the
strike. Many of them did not need
any assistance at all during the
struggle. Those who had to be
kept by the organizations were in
the very small minority. Very few
of the men in the region have
enough money now to take them out
of the district if they wanted to
leave There are many good work
men in the region. For the first six
weeks all of them were striking.
The average wages paid, including
mine boys at Is cents day and
coal miners at from $3.50 to So a
day, is $2.05. Counting at that
rate, they lost during the first five
weeks $553, 800 in wages alone. Then
Carnegie gave the advance and 1900
men went to work For six weeks
the remaining 5000 have been car
rying on the strike and have lost
$442, 800, making a total loss in
wages of $996,300. If sliding scale
equal to a 121 per cent. advance is
arranged for them it will take year
and nine months steady work to
make up for the time they lost.
The operators have also been
heavy losers. The pumps have been
kept running at all the pits, yard
and pit bosses, superintendent and
clerks have been drawing salaries
and mules and horses have been get
ting fat on oats and hay that they
did not earn. At West Leisenring
where the Pinkerton men have beer
stationed, the expense has been ovel
ST., 900 day since the strike began
Besides this the ovens have become
cold and badly out of repair Fully
third of them all over the region
will have to be overhauled before
! coal can be put into them. Then
too, the coke trade has fallen off ant
it will take time and money to built
it up again. 1t is estimated thai
the actual expense to the operators
has been from $1,000 to $4,000 i,
day, while their loss entire will foo
up to over million of dollars.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Vulcan fttingly illustrates the min
eral resources of Colorado. The last
conception of the artist is his hap
piest. 1t is an Indian maiden just
awakened from slumber. Out of the
mists surrounding her comes the
spirit of progress, bearing in her
left hand a wreath, and whispering
to her a promise of what the future
has in store for her when she the
Indian Territory shall have been
made State. Then follow the 81
600 signatures, which were obtained
in seven days.
The delegation will not return in
a body, but after seeing Washington
will go to various pleasure resorts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
Fine Photos at Low Prices.

Do not let the boat leave you; do
not miss your opportunity. Go to
Rogers at once and get some of those
fine photos. Prices low, material
the best; skill not surpassed any
where. Now is your chance, behold
now; to-day. Old and young, large
and small; lovers, sweethearts, ba-
bies and everybody go to Rogers the
Photographers, Lazier's Building,
Main ST., Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
Will the lOnOngahela be Made
Free:


Majors w. r. King, Amos Stick
ney and A. Mackenzie, the commis-
sion selected to appraise the dams
and locks of the Monongahela Navi-
CATION Company with a view of their
purchase by the government have
made the following report: The
works have q value to the company
which has constructed and now owns
them, and the franchise which au-
thorizes the collection of tolls is also
valuable. The works are important
to the interests of commerce and
navigation using them, and through
these interests to the general gov
eminent, which ordinarily, under
the conditions of commerce which
here exist, builds and pays for such
improvements. This value is stated
by the president of the company in
the following language:
Previous to the recent agitation
of the question of the purchase of
the improvement by the United
States Government the stock of the
company sold at a premium of so
per cent, or 500 per share, and is,
in the opinion of the company, now
well worth that price, making the
present value of the company's
improvements, calculated on basis
of j per cent interest, over "a, 000,-
900.
The commercial Importance of the
Monongahela river is very great, and
the river properly belongs to and
should be considered among the i'm
portant navigable waters of the
United States. At the present time
a portion of the river is withdrawn
from the fostering care Of the gen.
eral government by the action of the
Legislature of the State of Pennsyl.
vania, which has virtually placed
the control of a portion of the river
in the hands of a private corpora
ton, to which certain vested rights
have been granted. These vested
rights which authorize the collection
of tolls by the Monongahela Navi
CATION Company, result in a tax OF
commerce, not excessive, but still O
consequence in the present day o
close competition. The tax on thu
commerce of this section of tn,
country appears unjust while thu
avenues to market of competing sec
tions are made free by the govern
ment, as in the case of the Kanawha
and, particularly, of the portion 0
the Monongahela itself, situated
above the company's works, tn
commerce of which passing through
the lower portion is relieved iron
the payment of tolls to the Monon
gahela Navigation Company by tn
act of Congress approved August {
1886.-Courier.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
The Waynesburg & BIacksviIle Tele-
phone Line Now in Active
ODeration.

The Waynesburg d Blacksmith
Telephone Company now have their
line to the border West Virginia
town, distance Of IL miles, in sue
cessful operation. The poles had
been erected and the wire stretched
for over a week, but the boxes,
which had been ordered, were not
received until Thursday, hence the
delay. A box was placed at j. t.
Rogers d Co.'S drug store, telephone
headquarters at this place, one at
Spragg & Cosgray's store at Spragg-
town, s miles distant, and the third
at the Strosnider House, Blacksmith,
the other terminus, and Thursday
evening the first attempt at operat-
ing the same was made The box
at Blacksmith refused to work, but
the boxes at Waynesburg and
Spraggtown were all right and con
versation was carried on between
those two points very successfully
Friday morning the box at Spragg.
town was taken to Blacksville and
the Blacksmith box sent back tc
Chicago to be exchanged. A repre-
sentative of the Democrat called al
Rogers drug store yesterday and
through the courtesy of the genia
druggist, j. I. Rogers, was permitted
to talk" over the line. Mrs. Stro
snider, the accommodating land lady
of the Strosnider House, answered
the telephone bell, and after ex
changing few pleasant remarks OF
the weather, etc, Mr.. A. l Strosni
der the merchant, stepped up to thu
box and we had very enjoyabl,
"confab" with him for few min
utes. With other interesting Blacks
vile news we learned that cuisines
is dull" "tMems' Lantz is in tn
harvest field, "Blackberries are sci
ling at l21 cents per gallon, and in
crease of q cents within the pas
week." Everything quiet at Pone
town." ''The telephone is quite
novelty here, etc.
The construction of the entire lin
including the boxes, only cost abou
$500. The boxes were procure,
from the Cushman Telephone Co
Chicago, ILL.,, at $50 each.
The officers are: President, job
|. Worley, of Blacksmith; Secretary
L. w. Morgan, of Waynesburg an
Treasurer, Henry M Spragg, c
Spraggtown. = Wdynesburg Demo
crdt
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
The Greatest STATE,

1T. Pleasant Register.
West Virginia is surely going to
become the greatest State in the
Union. Her railroads, and her tim
Der and her minerals, will make her.
Soon the tide Of emigration will be
to this State instead Of the West.
This is the State in which to invest
your surplus cash in lands. No
State SO beautiful, no State so rich,
as West Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

The Richie Gazette says the time
was when the Fourth Congressional
district was debatable ground, but
it isn't any more. 1t says that that
district is now surely democratic.
The Gazette is pretty level-headed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Joseph Medill, one of the leading
republican editors of the country,
was interviewed by the New York
Herald few days ago. He said
that Mr.. Cleveland had made con
scientious, conservative and careful
President, and that he would be re-
nominated. He also said that the
President was III high favor with
many business men who were repub-
licans who cared nothing particu-
larlv for politics.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
Simmer T0urs.

Excursion Tickets to Deer Park,
Oakland, Mountain Lake Park, and
all the other famous Summer Resorts
and Medicinal Springs in Maryland,
Pennsylvania, the Virginias and
North Carolina, are now on sale at
all the principal stations alone the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio r. r.
These tickets are valid for return
passage until October 31st, and are
good for stop-over privileges both
going and returning. b. d O.
Ticket Agents at minor stations
will secure Excursion Tickets for
passengers desiring to take trains at
such stations, provided application
is made few days in advance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Chattanooga Times: The Southern
people, almost to man, regarded
Hayes title to the presidency I'M
sound, yet the south extended him
and his cabinet not only a courteous
but an enthusiastic reception when
they travelled through in the fall OF
1878. This is in bright contrast
with the ruffianly threats of futile
a. Co. to insult Mr.. Cleveland if be
prcsumes to meet the Grand Army
at st. Louis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

The visit of the Kansas City dele
cation to the White House was a
very happy one, both to the visitors
and the President. The spirit man
ifested was very far from that ex-
hibitcd by the narrow bigoted Tut
tie and his few followers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Hon. Chas. f. Boyle was nominal
cd at the democratic primary in
Fayctte county, Pa, for additional
law Judge. His majority over Sea-
right was G3l.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
The MOnOngahela Locks and
Dams.

The government commission APP
pointed to appraise the locks and
dams of the Monongahela Naviga
tion Company incline to cast the
onus Of the present unsatisfactory
condition of affairs ubon the State,
it having placed the control of the
river in the hands of private cor
poration, which now declines to
yield it up without liberal bonus.
1t is the duty of the general gov
eminent to purchase the locks and
dams and make the Monongahela a
free river, but it is neither necessary
or proper to pay a cent more than
the Improvements are worth. The
Monongahela Navigation Company
have made many times the profit
permitted them in their franchise
and under the reserved right of the
State the works could be purchased
now at a nominal price, had not the
company carefully suppressed the
necessary data.
The report comedies the CONNER
cial Importance of the Monongahela
and acknowledges that it should re
ceive the assistance of the genera
government as a navigable stream
These concessions alone ought to bt
sufficient to induce Congress to dc
justice to the Monongahela Valley
-ConnezlsUiUe Courier.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
VIII We Have n Boom?

III not, why not!
We believe Morgantown is on the
eve of boom Of greater dimensions
than anything she has yet seen.
Before many weeks trains will be
running regularly over the Black
Bottle to point right in the heart
of the rich mineral and timber lands
of the company. The opening of
this section will make business.
There is no help for it. Business
will be done whether our own people
sit idly by and look on or whether
they 90 to work and utilize the op-
portunitics thus offered.
If they accept the latter part of
the proposition then they will receive
their full share of the new prosperity.
BY that means only can they hope
to keep up with the procession.
Any other course will allow enter
prising strangers to come in and in
herit the land and the fairness
thereof.
Let every citizen keep his eye on
the main chance and be ready to
profit by the new order of things!
A little industry, energy, intelli-
gent foresight and nerve will bring
their reward.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
T. w. ANDERSON,
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT,
M0RcAMT0WN, ". VA,

Has for sale FORTY FARMS near
Morgantown, besides houses and build
ing lots in Morgantown. Write for de-
scriptive list.
Also writes Fire Insurance Policies
on application in the following COM
panies:
German, of Freeport, Illinois; Assets,
S2,044, 703.53.
Etna, of Wheeling, W. Va; Assets,
S111,l14.53.
Reading, of Reading, Pa; Assets,
S445, 207.29.
Providence Washington, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island. established 1897;
Assets, 81 ,025, 803.98.
He also represents the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, of New York I;
Assets, STA, ISL, 1924
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07
GuM't S\ooM Nj Nj

thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did you ever try
Acker's English Remedy 1t is the best
preparation known for all Lung Troubles,
sold on positive guarantee at 10c,, 6Qc.
For Sale by J. M. RED 4 Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

Notwithstanding the experience
of the strikers in the coke region
strikes will continue as usual.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

WEST BOUND.
No. S3-Fairmont and Wheel
ing accommodation. :25 A. NJ.
No. 3-Mail and Express. ....7:29 A. NJ.
No. 99-Grafton and Fairmont
accommodation ......7:05 A. M.
No. 8l-Cumberland q Wheel
ing accommodation. .2:15 p. NJ.
No. 5-Limited Mail............7:20
No. 145-Way train. A. M.
EAST BOUND.
No. 6-Limited Mail ........7.58 A. M
No. 82-Wheeling Il Cumber-
land accommoda'n12 1888 PM.
No. 98-Fairmont and Grafton
accommodation ..... 500 r. M.
No. 84-Wheeling e. Fairmont
accommodation. .....7:4O p. NJ.
No. Mail and Express. 800 p. NJ.
No. l46-Way train. 200 p. NJ.
All trains stop at Fairmont
w. M. CLEMENTS, Manager.
c. X. LORD, Gen. Pass. Agt
j. g. NESBITT, Agent, Fairmont.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-07

The New DOMINION and Wheeling
weekly Register $3.50 year
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-21

osition for all their employees to
share in the profits of the firm. The
plan is to appoint three trustees. two
book Keepers and a superintendent in
the firms employ who shall, twice a
year, ascertain the amount of profits
during the preceding six months, al
lowing as expenses per cent inter.
est on the capital employed and rea-
,Onsbic salaries to the members of
the firm devoting their time TO the
interest and then divide these profits
between the owners aud the employees
IN proportion to the capital and
tho wages earned. The employees
have accepted the proposition with
thanks aud have resolved aud agreed
to allow no outside influence 20 dis.
turD the relations between themselye.
aud their employees